Edwin de Graaf
Managing Partner
Edwin de Graaf is founder and managing partner of Gilde Healthcare. Edwin joined Gilde in 1997 following a career of 3 years as a tax consultant with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC). He is co-responsible...
Iskander Shadid joined Gilde in 2024 as part of the Therapeutics investment team. He is involved in deal sourcing, due diligence and portfolio management.
Prior to Gilde, Iskander worked as a PhD researcher at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, investigating maternal-fetal health with a focus on vitamin D pharmacokinetics.
He holds a master’s degree in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Business Studies from Leiden University.